The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-18
%TALLAP00SA'S BOOM.
THE METHOD By WHICH 1T WAS
OPERATED.
The Details of an Alleged Deal-Min-
eral Deposits ne They Appear-De-
soription of the "C!ty Of the Golden
River"

From the Atlanta Constitution.
The New York Herald, in a recent issue,
pays its respects to Tallapoosa.
The Herald, it will be remembered, has
n sort OF "hankering' after this sort OF
thing, having some time ago paid its ro-
spects TO some Florida booms.
Tho Florida booms burst.
The article ON Tallapoosa begins with Il
graphic description Of the attractive pros
pcctus got out by the Tallapoosa company,
in which the charms of the city Of the
golden rivei," and especially retrospective
charms, arc pictured in glowing language.
Then il turns its attention to what might
be termed the stern rcality-if the Herald
writer is to be believed.
He first goes TO the New York office.
"Tho New York office Of the Tallapoosa
company" he says, sis in charge OF IL, c..
Dean, of Wallingtord, Conn. The Hon.
John Il. Gordon heads the list Of directors.
Further down on the list come Col. q. W.
Adair and Col. A. j.. Mcbride, of Atlanta;
Gurdon w. Hull, OF Wallingford, Conn,
and james III. PlummCr, OF Chicago. 1t is
noticed that Hull and Dean, both of whom
were prominent in the Florida deal, are
set down rs from New York, likewise
Plummer. This is the assistant secretary
oil the Tallapoosa company, formerly n
newspaper man and the author OF that nj
Turing imagery which characterized the
Florida prospectus-and repeats itself in
the prospectus Of Tallapoosa. Col. Me
Bride is put down ~ being of 'Tallapoosa.
''Thc office presented a busy appcarancc.
Several clerks were mailing maps, copies
of the prospectus, circulars making 'spc-
cial' offers and lists Of lots. IL appears
that many lots are bought by mail. The
buyer selects some street, avenue, b0ulc-
ward or park, as his fancy may direct,
asccrtains the price from the list furnished
him, sends a check in payment, and NJ
tircs, the happy owner oi-what2''
Then the writer starts for Tallapoosa.
His description of his landing ut a iorlom
little station, with n few implanted, dC.
crcpit-looking frame buildings, the only
people in sight being members or EN-
ploycs OF ''thc company rs graphic in
deed. lie q v
at can bc safely asserted that Talla.
poosa il not the "city of the Golden
River prospectus 10 the contrary notwith-
standing. There Is no river in sight,
golden OF otherwise. The leading bust
ness houses are caricaturcs ui the pictures
ia the prospectus, the elegant sidewalks
dwindlcd to q plain dirt road, and the
only pedestrians that found them cunycn.
lent were "a few stray hogs.
Window glass Il a luxury. n big board
shutter. whcrcwith to close the Opening
that answcrs the purpose OF n window, !,
Characteristic Of the leading houses
Even the 'rcycrcnds' in the prospectus,
who preach in magnificent churches, an'
somrWha oycrrated. As q matter OF fact,
the 'rcycrcnds' are simply farmers who
lay down the hoe on sundays and preach
to the inhabitants Of this paradise ia plain
English aud IN plain churches.
Continuing the description, the Herald
siys. alt WIS no easy task To- identify
the stately houses, the busy streets, and
the beautiful foliage, ~ shown la the pros.
pcctus. one leading businc-s-housc.
noted in the prospectus, il u country black.
smith shop: another Is a portable saw mill
| another II n little one story cottage, occu
pied by q woman WHO likes up bOnncts
The shops all kept The same hardware,
the same groceries, the same domestic
shccting, the same cheap prints, the same
notions
at the depot stand ready TO conyc,
YOU over the city a smart carriagc aud
pair oi horses. II belongs tothc company.
The hotel has been recently modified into
rcspcctability-it 0he hotel, not rrspccta.
biItyl, h owned by the company. IN
fncl, the company h about all there Is al
the city Of the golden river
"Tho-c avenues Chose boulcyarlsl The
new made lanes, each with a by sign bear.
ing the namc-not the Hcmblnnco HOI
avenue ~ boulevard they tell the story.
The stumps in the principal aycnucs ar
not put down in the prospectus and the
logs that clog the boulevard have all been
removed la the prospectus.
Great -ir'-s l. laid IN the prospectus
upon the proposed lithia springs hotel.
This DOES not escape the attention Of the
newspaper nHin, who begins: And that
'liihia springs hutcl''' Where IL that
wonderful stuictur, whose picture adnm.
the lrst page of the prospectus. nnd IN
the prospectus -~OvcrshadoWE, ~ IL were.
the ''lcading houses and even casts ilc
churches into painful u%b-curtyl Look
again NJ The prospectus. Take NuurElrUng.
est glass's, -crutini1c carefully now-and
behold In exceeding small type, incloscl
in mrnthp~is,r, and oyrrrhaduwcd by III,
gaudy picture above 1.-THE magic word
'prUpp-ed.'
Then the writer turns his attention "a
| the proposed city Of which the proposed
hotel u 10 be- one Of the main attractions
lie sayE Sin this nrw city VAS nuI
found one house ~ shrl save a rude saw.
mhl located in a uyiuU where n slcndrI
| brook supplied enough water Tor the IN
/ CINE. Here and them. however. the frame
/ oi modest dwellings Stood bare and de
serted. There VEN q scoru or more .
| these"
The value Of the land In the vicinity 4
treated II No. follows AS 10 the value U
/ the land In the vicinity, u h n fact thA
the timber on a large tract la the vicinity
was sold the other lay 10 the owner O
another gw.mill erected right 10y thI
milrudd tnck. After the bargain va
struck the man Offered 10 tCll the land
too, i0r ~ per acrc mpnr. And this II
presence oi the 'hurmh' gotten mp by thi
IallapO0sa company aud tie inagniilccn
value II sets upon IL lands
The company estimates H. property n
over Sn.OJ1.O0O. This ostimni"s tow
land At =, sOO.O 900, gold mines nj : co., w
silver mines nc nearly sl,UJ1,OUO, mafbl
81 10000, iron worth 81 80. OOO, copper
sulphur aud garnet ~ .uUD,ODO.
THE natural tendency VI q visitor upoi
reaching the place." be- sayH, ia 10 Y
back on the next train. But tho agent
are theV to point Out the sites Of pro
posed factories, milb and houses, 10 OK
palate M the miraculous growth oi Othc
places 10 show dazzlirf samples Of gold
iron, silver and copper orc. To fcmin'
you that John II. GorlIn IS Governor OF
Stntc, and also q dircr'Dr 81 the company
III Ia the old story al sf.IrT aud 0V.'